Murder trial rescheduled so defense can review newly gathered evidence
Defense attorney John Cantrell told Judge Natalie Bokota police seized about 30 letters in a raid last week.
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Defense attorney John Cantrell told Judge Natalie Bokota police seized about 30 letters in a raid last week.
The defendant pleaded guilty to some of the charges in March 2021, but a judge rejected his plea agreement.
Adam Martin is the third man to plead guilty in the homicide of 34-year-old Erik Lozano on Dec. 1, 2019, in the parking lot of a BMO Harris bank branch
"We could not have a more innocent victim than a 5-month-old baby who just wants her mother," Lake County Deputy Prosecutor Nadia Wardrip said.
Defendant Javier Mendez, 41, was seen riding in the front passenger seat of the aqua-colored minivan used in the homicide of a 26-year-old East Chicago man, court records allege.